John Lyly Quotes

Maydens, be they never so foolyshe, yet beeing fayre they are commonly fortunate.

Fish and guests in three days are stale.

That honourable estate of Matrimony, which was sanctified in Paradise, allowed of the Patriarches, hallowed of the olde Prophets, and commended of al persons.

Your eyes are so sharpe that you cannot onely looke through a Milstone, but cleane through the minde.

A comely olde man as busie as a bee.

Be valyaunt, but not too venturous. Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly.

As lyke as one pease is to another.

Lette me stande to the maine chance.

I cast before the Moone.

A clere conscience is a sure carde.

He reckoneth without his Hostesse. Love knoweth no lawes.

Cupid and my Campaspe play'd
At cards for kisses—Cupid paid:
He stakes his quiver, bow, and arrows,
His mother's doves, and team of sparrows;
Loses them too; then down he throws
The coral of his lips, the rose
Growing one's cheek (but none knows how);
With these, the crystal of his brow,
And then the dimple of his chin:
All these did my Campaspe win.
At last he set her both his eyes—
She won, and Cupid blind did rise.
O Love! has she done this for thee?
What shall, alas! become of me?

Where the streame runneth smoothest, the water is deepest.

There can no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.

I am glad that my Adonis hath a sweete tooth in his head.